 Minister o*beyed, but he obtained no reply. Droz then observed, that the negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon which the Minister repeated the question in French, and the black immediately answered him. At this new prodigy the firmness of the Minister...  A Year in Europe - Page 296by John Griscom - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Industrial arts - 1824 - 512 pages
...affair of witchcraft, hastily left the room, crossing themselves as they went out : the minister of marine was the only one that ventured to stay. The...question in French, and the black immediately answered liirn. At this new prodigy the firmness, of the minister also forsook hi.n, and he retreated precipitately,... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1840 - 492 pages
...themselves as they went out. The minister of marine, who was the only one who ventured to stay behind, having desired him to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister staid, but he obtained no reply. Droz then observed, that the negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon... | |
 | Henry Howe - Technology & Engineering - 1858 - 524 pages
...themselves as they *'ent out. The minister of marine, who was the only one who ventured to stay behind, having desired him to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister staid, but ho obtained no reply. Drox then observed, that tho negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon... | |
 | 1869 - 646 pages
...one who dared to stay behind, to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister asked, but received no reply. Droz then observed that the negro had not yet learned the Spanish, upon which the minister repeated the question in French, and the black immediately answered... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton - Children's literature - 1870 - 884 pages
...(the only one who ventured to remain) to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister did so, but obtained no reply. Droz then observed that the negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon which the question was repeated in French, when the black immediately answered him. At this new prodigy the firmness... | |
 | 1871 - 400 pages
...(the only one who ventured to remain) to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister did so, but obtained no reply. Droz then observed that the negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon which the question was repeated in French, when the black immediately answered him. At this new prodigy the firmness... | |
 | 1873 - 548 pages
...(the only one who ventured to remain) to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the minister did so, but obtained no reply. Droz then observed that the negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon which the question was repeated in French, when the black immediately answered him. At this new prodigy the firmness... | |
 | English literature - 1870 - 892 pages
...the only one who. ventured to remain, to ask the negro what o'clock it was, the Minister did so, but obtained no reply. Droz then observed that the negro had not yet learned Spanish, upon which the question was put in French, when the black immediately answered him. At this new prodigy, the firmness... | |
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